Transportable integrated wash unit

1. A transportable wash unit comprising:

a wash fluid delivery system for delivering wash fluid to a desired washing location;

a power supply for providing power to components of the transportable washing unit;

a unit controller for controlling one or more components of the transportable wash unit, said unit controller comprising a reading device configured to recognize a particular engine type being washed and select a particular wash application based on the particular engine type being washed; and

a mobility unit for mobilizing the transportable wash unit.

2. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising a fluid treatment system for treating used washing fluid.

3. The transportable wash unit of claim 2 , further comprising a fluid collection system, said fluid collection system comprising a collector for capturing used wash fluid and a holding tank for holding and supplying the captured fluid to the fluid treatment system.

4. The transportable wash unit of claim 3 , wherein the fluid treatment system is configured to receive and treat used wash liquid and potable water.

5. The transportable wash unit of claim 4 , wherein the fluid treatment system is configured to process one gallon of fluid per minute.

6. The transportable wash unit of claim 5 , wherein the fluid treatment system is configured to return treated fluid to a total dissolved solids level of five (5) parts per million (ppm) or less.

7. The transportable wash unit of claim 6 , wherein the fluid treatment system comprises a supplemental pump for returning treatment fluid to the one or more reservoir tanks.

8. The transportable wash unit of claim 7 , wherein the fluid treatment system further comprises one or more of a carbon filter, fiber filter elements, polishing resin, and a deionizing membrane filter.

9. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , wherein the wash fluid delivery system comprises:

one or more reservoir tanks for storing washing fluid;

a manifold, in communication with the reservoir tanks, comprising one or more nozzles for directing the washing fluid to a desired washing location; and

a supply pump for delivering the washing fluid from the one or more reservoir tanks to the manifold.

10. The transportable wash unit of claim 9 , wherein at least one of water and wash fluid is provided from an external source.

11. The transportable wash unit of claim 9 , wherein the reservoir tanks comprise one or more sensors for indicating information comprising at least one of a fluid level, temperature and fluid quality of the washing fluid in said tanks, said information being provided to the unit controller.

12. The transportable wash unit of claim 11 , wherein each of the one or more reservoir tanks is configured to store between eighty (80) and one-thousand five hundred (1,500) liters.

13. The transportable wash unit of claim 12 , wherein the reservoir tanks comprise one or more heating elements for heating wash fluid to between fifty (50) and eighty (80) degrees Celsius.

14. The transportable wash unit of claim 13 , wherein the manifold is one of portable or fixed manifold configured to atomize the wash fluid.

15. The transportable wash unit of claim 14 , wherein the supply pump is configured to deliver between three (3) liters per minute to two-hundred forty (240) liters per minute to the manifold.

16. The transportable wash unit of claim 15 , further comprising a variable frequency drive for controlling the supply pump.

17. The transportable wash unit of claim 16 , wherein the supply pump is configured to deliver wash fluid to the manifold at pressures of between one (1) and eighty (80) bars.

18. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising a power source that external to the wash unit.

19. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , wherein the power supply is integral to the wash unit and comprises an engine-generator set.

20. The transportable wash unit of claim 19 , wherein the engine-generator set comprises a generator and reciprocating engine driving the generator, the engine being one of a diesel and gasoline fired engine.

21. The transportable wash unit of claim 20 , wherein the generator is one of a fifty (50) and sixty (60) hertz (hz) capacity generator.

22. The transportable wash unit of claim 21 , wherein the engine drives the generator at a voltage of between four hundred (400) and four hundred eighty (480) volts at thirty (30) amperes at three (3) phase power.

23. The transportable wash unit of claim 19 , wherein the unit controller is an integrated unit controller further configured to monitor and control the engine-generator set and reservoir tank fill.

24. The transportable wash unit of claim 23 , wherein access to the unit controller is regulated via a password protection module.

25. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , wherein the unit controller is an automated controller and is controlled by one of a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a personal computer system.

26. The transportable wash unit of claim 25 , wherein the unit controller comprises a memory for storing user-defined washing procedures as callable routines and equipment-specific information.

27. The transportable wash unit of claim 26 , wherein the unit controller is further configured to automatically call and implement a predetermined wash procedure from a file stored in the controller memory in response to engine type recognition information provided by the reading device.

28. The transportable wash unit of claim 27 , wherein a unit controller is configured to satisfy permissives related to at least one of fluid quality, fluid temperature, reservoir fill, and wash fluid configuration.

29. The transportable wash unit of claim 28 , wherein the unit controller further comprises a display having a touch screen menu for use in calling a predetermined wash procedure.

30. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , wherein the mobility unit comprises at least one of a transportable skid, a trailer, and a truck bed.

31. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more reels of hoses, each reel being used in at least one of conducting washing procedures, transferring fluid for washing, electrical grounding the transportable wash unit, and providing a compressed air supply.

32. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , wherein one or more components of the wash unit are interchangeably attached, thereby facilitating maintenance and replacement of said components.

33. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more protective panels for securing the transportable wash unit and for providing weather protection.

34. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more ancillary tools for use in preparing a surface desired to be washed.

35. The transportable wash unit of claim 34 , wherein the one or more ancillary tools comprises one or more hand tools.

36. The transportable wash unit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more compressors for use in purging excess wash fluid from a turbine engine and a manifold.

37. A transportable wash unit comprising:

a wash fluid delivery system for delivering wash fluid to a desired washing location;

a power supply for providing power to components of the transportable washing unit;

a unit controller for controlling one or more components of the transportable wash unit;

a reading device configured to recognize a particular engine type being washed; and

a mobility unit for mobilizing the transportable wash unit; wherein the unit controller is adapted to select a particular wash application based on the particular engine type being washed, and wherein the unit controller is configured to satisfy permissives related to at least one of fluid quality, fluid temperature, reservoir fill, and wash fluid configuration.